Black Girls Swim: Race, Gender, and Embodied Aquatic Histories. Issue 2 (1st June 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Black Girls Swim: Race, Gender, and Embodied Aquatic Histories. Issue 2 (1st June 2021)
- Main Title:
- Black Girls Swim
- Authors:
- White, Samantha
- Abstract:
- Abstract: During the early part of the twentieth century, Black girls in the United States attended Young Women's Christian Associations (YWCAs) where they received instruction in sports and physical activity. Using archival research, in this article I examine the role of swimming in Black girls' sports and physical activity practices in Northern YWCAs. With a focus on the construction of Black girlhood, health, and embodiment, I trace how girls navigated spatial segregation, beauty ideals, and athleticism. I highlight the experiences of Black girl swimmers—subjects who have often been rendered invisible in the historical and contemporary sporting landscape.
- Is Part Of:
- Girlhood studies. Volume 14:Issue 2(2021)
- Journal:
- Girlhood studies
- Issue:
- Volume 14:Issue 2(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 14, Issue 2 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0014-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 63
- Page End:
- 79
- Publication Date:
- 2021-06-01
- Subjects:
- African American Studies -- beauty -- history of childhood and youth -- sport and physical education -- swimming -- Young Women's Christian Association
Girls -- Periodicals
Girls -- Social aspects -- Periodicals
Girls -- Social conditions -- Periodicals
Girls -- Education -- Periodicals
Girls -- Sexual behavior -- Periodicals
Girls -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals
Women's studies -- Periodicals
305.23082 - Journal URLs:
- https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/girlhood-studies/girlhood-studies-overview.xml ↗
- DOI:
- 10.3167/ghs.2021.140206 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1938-8209
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- Legaldeposit
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- 18497.xml